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Hey! The Boss Is Calling Me Into the Office

In many workplaces, harassment on the shop floor is backed up by the threat of being written up or sent into the office.

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The Grievance Meeting: How to Present a Grievance to Management

The first stages of filing a grievance can be the most important, no matter what kind of grievance procedure your contract contains.

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Labor Department Tightens FMLA Restrictions

Just four days before George Bush left office, the Department of Labor put new regulations for the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) into effect.

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The Seven Tests for Just Cause

Most Teamster contracts protect workers from termination except for “just cause.”

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Defend Yourself With Information From Your Boss

Using your union’s legal right to acquire information from the employer can help you defend your rights and win grievances and arbitrations.

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Protect Yourself with Intermittent Leave

February 24, 2012: Warehouse jobs are brutal. Production standards and mandatory overtime take a toll on our bodies.

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New FMLA Rules May Bar Employers From Burning Vacation Leave

February 26, 2010: What is the most disliked rule in the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? Undoubtedly, the provision that allows employers to substitute workers’ vacation leaves during FMLA...

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Beating Management at The Grievance Game

July 9, 2010: How can you protect members and enforce the contract when management is trying to derail the grievance procedure?

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Steward's Corner: Last Chance Agreements

August 11, 2010: What should a fired member do if management offers them a “Last Chance Agreement” as a condition for getting their job back?

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New Audiobook: The Legal Rights of Union Stewards

January 17, 2012: Robert Schwartz’s classic guide for union stewards is now available as a 2-CD audiobook.

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Get the Union Steward’s Complete Guide

Get the “indispensable guide for labor’s frontline troops.”

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Teamster Tools for Winning Grievances

April 12, 2012: Get grievance advice and essential resources from TDU today.

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Using 'Just Cause' to Win Grievances

August 30, 2012: Understanding 'Just Cause' can help protect Teamsters from discipline or discharge.

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Defend Yourself With Information From Your Boss

February 1, 2013: Using your union's legal right to acquire information from the employer can help you defend your rights and win grievances and arbitrations.

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Dealing with Discipline for Absenteeism

January 23, 2013: When it comes to defending members, write-ups for absenteeism is one of the most common problems stewards have to deal with.

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Tips for Writing Grievances

August 19, 2013: Writing an effective grievance is the first step to winning and the foundation for your case. Avoid common mistakes with these Teamster Grievance Writing Tips.

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How to Think Like an Arbitrator

April 18, 2014: Thinking like an arbitrator will help you win your contract language grievances even if you don’t go to arbitration.

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“What a Union is All About”

April 8, 2014: An interview with Brooke Reeves, a Local 251 Steward at Rhode Island Hospital.

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Got Unfair Labor Practices? Put 'em to use

Labor Notes10/17/2014Employer unfair labor practices (ULPs) are violations of worker and union rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and similar public sector collective bargaining laws.

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Defend Yourself With Information From Your Boss

Using your union’s legal right to acquire information from the employer can help you defend your rights and win grievances and arbitrations.

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